Where would you mount a projector and screen?

[Face2Face]

Building a house and want some input on where to mount a projector and screen. Mainly would like some input so I can pre-wire everything as needed.

Room is 20x20 and has angled walls on each end of the room. Probably looking at doing a 120" screen with a BenQ W1070 or something similar.

Here are some pics of the room to be.

Thanks!

 

[Squeetard]

I don't see anywhere good, so what you would do is get a motorized screen that attaches to the roof and rolls up and down, right in front of the window is my guess.

PS. man cave goes in the basement not the attic . the sub woofer will bug everyone below.
PSS. Then get a roof mount for the projector.
PSSS. Or a wall mount that goes right above the window.
PSSSSSSSSSS. I'm a snake.

 

[Face2Face]

I don't see anywhere good, so what you would do is get a motorized screen that attaches to the roof and rolls up and down, right in front of the window is my guess.

PS. man cave goes in the basement not the attic . the sub woofer will bug everyone below.

To the opposite of the window is a bathroom door and stairs, so the setup would need to be on either angled wall. I agree, the third floor is not optimal for a theater setup. The projector and sound system will not be used all of the time, as I will have a TV in the room as well. It will just be used for family movie nights and such, so noise is not an issue.

PS. man cave goes in the basement not the attic . the sub woofer will bug everyone below.
PSS. Then get a roof mount for the projector.
PSSS. Or a wall mount that goes right above the window.
PSSSSSSSSSS. I'm a snake.

Maybe something like this.

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_051CMA...15385&awat=pla&awnw=g&awcr=33885233665&awdv=c

Anyone know of a motorized screen that can be mounted on an angle?

This looks good, but I want something that is motorized.

 

[purbeast0]

no clue what size that wall is with the window (where there is no angle), but i'd cover that wall with the screen if a 120" screen will fit there.

and if it has to be on an angled wall, then you could make a false wall at the edge where the angle starts going down, and get an accoustically transparent screen and put the components back behind the wall. from just eye'ing it, it looks like you could get seats like 12-15 feet back.

 

[Tiamat]

Motorized projector screen that blocks the window when in use. Ceiling mounted projector. The reason is that having left/right symmetry is very important for acoustics and light diffusion. When light reflects off of the walls, it is very distracting if different parts of the screen get different amounts of reflected light (due to asymmetric left/right walls). Thus, if the screen is blocking the window, reflected light off of the left and right walls will be equivalent and the overall general video quality will be better due to a more uniform light projection. This setup also allows for optimal speaker setup. Just place the main couch dividing up the room at roughly 38% of the length of the room from the stairs/bathroom door. This gives adequate space for a full surround speaker setup (wall mounted or mounted on the angle ceiling for side surrounds if desired with rear speakers wall mounted behind the couch/listening position and front speakers mounted normal height in the front three locations on stands as an example). Blackout the window with curtains or shutters when watching movies if needed.

The small attic space to the left and right could be used for semi-infinite baffle subwoofers... Just saying...

 

[brotj7]

Having the slanted ceiling behind you will be problematic for surround sound, and will probably cause listening fatigue. If sound is a consideration for you at all... I would plug the window, cover it with a screen wall and put seating opposite of the window. Looks like this is an 8' tall room, so this option would net you the possibility for front wides and heights if so desired.

To run speaker cable, run smurf pipe throught the ceiling so you can replace audio cables if needed. Assuming the door to the room is opposite of the window and would be behind the listening position, you could open up the wall and add rockwool to dampen the sound flooding the rest of the floor.

 

[Face2Face]

Wow! Thank you very much for the responses. I may just move the screen in front of the window then.

 

[purbeast0]

OP how tall is your ceiling too?

 

[Face2Face]

OP how tall is your ceiling too?

8 feet. It's the only room on the 3rd floor besides an unfinished bathroom and some attic storage space.

 

[purbeast0]

how wide is your ceiling between where the 2 arches start, where the window is?

my ceiling is about 7'10 and i have a 120" screen where the bezel is about 2" from the ceiling and the bottom is about 24" from the ground.

just measure to be sure it will fit but from the looks of it i think you are okay.

 

[gus6464]

You should put a sub in the hole in the wall. Dual 18"s and a 3k watt amp and you could shake some stuff real good.

 

[Face2Face]

how wide is your ceiling between where the 2 arches start, where the window is?

my ceiling is about 7'10 and i have a 120" screen where the bezel is about 2" from the ceiling and the bottom is about 24" from the ground.

just measure to be sure it will fit but from the looks of it i think you are okay.

I think it's going to be around 10-12'. My house isn't constructed yet, this is just a pic of the same floor plan.

You should put a sub in the hole in the wall. Dual 18"s and a 3k watt amp and you could shake some stuff real good.

Nice. A little too much for me. I am looking at spending a couple grand on everything, so no high end speaker system for me.

 

[Squeetard]

Wow! Thank you very much for the responses. I may just move the screen in front of the window then.

That's what I said.

Hisssssss

 

[MongGrel]

Motorized projector screen that blocks the window when in use. Ceiling mounted projector. The reason is that having left/right symmetry is very important for acoustics and light diffusion. When light reflects off of the walls, it is very distracting if different parts of the screen get different amounts of reflected light (due to asymmetric left/right walls). Thus, if the screen is blocking the window, reflected light off of the left and right walls will be equivalent and the overall general video quality will be better due to a more uniform light projection. This setup also allows for optimal speaker setup. Just place the main couch dividing up the room at roughly 38% of the length of the room from the stairs/bathroom door. This gives adequate space for a full surround speaker setup (wall mounted or mounted on the angle ceiling for side surrounds if desired with rear speakers wall mounted behind the couch/listening position and front speakers mounted normal height in the front three locations on stands as an example). Blackout the window with curtains or shutters when watching movies if needed.

The small attic space to the left and right could be used for semi-infinite baffle subwoofers... Just saying...

+1s

 

[Cowfy]

I had a very similar, second story room. I mounted the screen (manual pull-down) above the window, which dropped in front of the plasma TV for nighttime fun. I mounted the projector on one of the crossbeams ran white HDMI/power extension cables along the ceiling toward the window.

I loved the setup (especially my command center, aka desk, which was connected to my receiver via HDMI), although the shape of the room created odd regions where bass was greatly amplified, most notably when sitting at the desk. I lacked the discipline to properly position/optimize the subwoofer.

Note: I needed to bring the projector for work which is why it's missing in these photos.

 

[Squeetard]

A man loft?

 

[giantpandaman2]

If your house is still being built I'd recommend they put in the smurftubes or wiring in for you. Smurftubes would be ideal as networking/interconnects change for your av equipment.

You'll also probably have to get some baffles due to the shape of the room and a black out window treatment. Something to think about when you budget.